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In 2012 the Higgs boson was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) atCERN. Measurements of the Higgs boson’s mass and couplings to other particles are now a highpriority for particle physicists. In particular, deviations from the expected couplings wouldappear as changes to the Higgs cross-section. It is therefore important to analyze the crosssections in terms of the coupling parameters. In this study, Higgs production rates in 13 TeVproton-proton collisions were calculated with a Monte Carlo-based program and event generatornamed VBFNLO. The dependence on the Higgs couplings to top quarks, bottom quarks, andvector bosons was parameterized with a polynomial fit. Because boosted Higgs production isexpected to result in a cleaner signature for precision measurements, the fits were performed inboth inclusive and boosted samples. Overall, these fits manifest the clear relations between theHiggs cross section and the couplings of the fundamental particles.